Illinois teen wins fight against plastic bags

By

HLN Staff

Updated 7:49 AM EDT,

Tue September 4, 2012

It turns out one of the most influential lobbyists against big plastic in the state of Illinois may be a 13-year-old girl.

Abby Goldberg started a petition to keep her state from making plastic bag bans illegal. A few months and about 175,000 signatures later, her hard work paid off! She got a call from Gov. Pat Quinn, saying he would veto a bill that would have prevented towns from approving bans on plastic bags.

She joined HLN's Evening Express to talk about what inspired her to start the petition.